Visualizing polymer crystallization in ultrathin layers using a single-macromolecule tracking method

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Bi, Wuguo ^a   Teguh, Jefri S ^a   Yeow, Edwin K L ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; DIFFUSION; ETHYLENE; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULES; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

AMORPHOUS LAYERS; BROWNIAN MOTIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; DIFFUSION RATES; GROWTH FRONTS; POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATIONS; SINGLE POLIES; TRACKING METHODS; ULTRA THIN LAYERS;

CRYSTALLIZATION;

EID: 60449106919     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.048302     Document Type: Article

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